Heavy Metals and Methylmercury in Tissues of Risso's Dolphin ( Grampus griseus ) and Cuvier's Beaked Whale ( Ziphius cavirostris ) Stranded in Italy (South Adriatic Sea)

1999 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 703-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Storelli ◽  
N. Zizzo ◽  
G. O. Marcotrigiano
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Grampus Griseus ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Risso's Dolphin ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale

Biological aspects of Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) recorded in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hrvoje Gomerči ◽  
Martina Ðuras Gomerči ◽  
Tomislav Gomerči ◽  
Hrvoje Luci ◽  
Merel Dalebout ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Biological Aspects ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale

scholarly journals Antimicrobial Activity of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Isolated from a Stranded Cuvier’s Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) against Gram-Positive and -Negative Bacteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Akihiko Suzuki ◽  
Miwa Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Lactococcus Lactis ◽  
Marine Organism ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Carbohydrate Utilization ◽  
Nisin Z ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale ◽  
Subtilis Subsp

In the present study, we isolated and characterized Lactococcus lactis (L. lactis) subsp. lactis from a female Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) stranded in Shizuoka, Japan. Only five isolates (CBW1-5), grown on Lactobacilli de Man Rogosa Sharpe (MRS) agar plates prepared using 50% artificial seawater, were positive in L. lactis species-specific primer PCR. Their 16S rRNA sequences were highly similar to those of L. lactis subsp. lactis JCM 5805T. The Gram reaction, motility, gas production from glucose, catalase production, and growth conditions were consistent with those of the type strain. Additionally, carbohydrate utilization of the strains was consistent with previously reported marine organism-derived strains. The pH-neutralized cell-free culture supernatant of strain CBW2 inhibited the growth of Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis ATCC 6051 and Vibrio alginolyticus ATCC 17749, whereas protease treatment eliminated or diminished its inhibitory activity. The strain possesses a precursor of the nisin structural gene (nisA), which showed 100% homology with nisin Z, and nisin biosynthesis-related genes (nisB, nisC, nisT, nisP, nisF, nisI, and nisRK), suggesting that the strain produces a nisin-like substance. This study provides fundamental information on whale-derived L. lactis subsp. lactis which may be useful for reducing the carriage of B. subtilis subsp. subtilis and V. alginolyticus.

scholarly journals Anthropogenic impact on a pregnant Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) stranded in Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Augusto Bortolotto ◽  
Igor Oliveira Braga Morais ◽  
Paulo Roberto Bahiano Ferreira ◽  
Maria do Socorro Santos dos Reis ◽  
Luciano Raimundo Alardo Souto
Keyword(s):  
Anthropogenic Impact ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale

Occurrence of Cuvier's beaked whales in the southern Adriatic Sea: evidence of an important Mediterranean habitat

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 359-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Draško Holcer ◽  
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara ◽  
Caterina Maria Fortuna ◽  
Bojan Lazar ◽  
Vlado Onofri
Keyword(s):  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Conservation Implications ◽  
Adriatic Coast ◽  
Beaked Whales ◽  
Mediterranean Habitat ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale ◽  
Adriatic Basin

The intent of this work is to summarize the available knowledge on the appearance, identification and distribution of Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) in the Adriatic Sea through a review of historical data, inspection of natural history collections and collection of original data. In total, eleven occurrences are documented of Cuvier's beaked whale along the Adriatic coast with all records originating from the deep southern Adriatic basin. The number of recorded stranded Cuvier's beaked whales in the southern Adriatic represents about 3% of the recorded specimens in the entire Mediterranean. This percentage increases up to about 5% when considering only data collected after the first recorded stranding of the recent era in 1975. Comparing these percentages to the extent of the area relative to the Mediterranean, the proportion of occurrence of the total stranded Cuvier's beaked whales in the southern Adriatic ranged between the same to double of that of the entire Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, the southern Adriatic Sea should be considered as a potentially relevant habitat of the Cuvier's beaked whale. This hypothesis has clear conservation implications particularly in view of the adverse impact of sonar experiments, carried out by navies from several countries, on this species and should be further investigated. Finally, there is no evidence of the northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) ever having occurred in this part of the Mediterranean region.

scholarly journals First stranding record of a Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) on the island of Barbuda, Eastern Caribbean

10.5597/00245 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
Wojtek Bachara ◽  
Martha Watkins Gilkes ◽  
Jaime Bolaños-Jiménez ◽  
Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Beaked Whales ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Eastern Caribbean ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale

Cuvier's beaked whale is the most cosmopolitan of the beaked whales and is found in all oceans except in the high polar waters. This species is known from over 1800 strandings. In the Caribbean strandings are rare, and we present a first record from Antigua and Barbuda.

Northeast Pacific stranding distribution and seasonality of Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Baja California ◽  
Western North America ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Ziphius Cavirostris ◽  
Cuvier’S Beaked Whale

Previously known and new strandings of Ziphius cavirostris are tabulated for the coast of western North America and found to range between Alaska and the tip of Baja California. Strandings are most numerous between February and September, and whales less than about 18 ft long have not usually stranded north of 42 °N. Adults and juveniles strand singly, not in mass, but there is evidence for recurrent, single strandings near the same spot at different times.

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